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Fulcher holds fundraising edge in congressional race
The former state senator from Meridian is one of seven Republicans in the May 15 primary in the 1st Congressional District.
Funding formula committee will resume work Tuesday
This year, the 10-member legislative committee plans to move from studying Idaho’s complicated school funding formula to recommending changes.
Adult completer scholarship could take shape next week
Starting July 1, adult students could receive state scholarship dollars to return to college.
GOP superintendents’ candidates to debate; Democratic debate is off
Organizers canceled the televised Democratic debate, saying one of the two candidates, Allen Humble of Boise, had failed to prove he is actively campaigning for the office.
Flat NAEP scores conceal achievement gaps
Nationally, gaps between high-achieving and low-achieving students widened in 2017.
Study points to a college ‘graduation gap’
Colleges are doing a better job of recruiting students from low-income households. But these students still struggle to graduate.
Labrador, Ahlquist feud over TV ads
U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador lashed out Thursday over an ad from a PAC supporting Republican rival Tommy Ahlquist. Said Labrador, “These lies must end, and they must end now.”
Ybarra launches online survey on school safety plan
Ybarra won’t seek funding for her $20.8 million plan until 2019 — if she is re-elected this year.
Moscow man charged in connection with online threats
The arrest came less than a week after Gov. Butch Otter signed off on a new law covering school threats made over social media platforms.
The demise of the huckleberry pie bill, explained
Rep. Ron Nate never sought a hearing on the bill proposed by a fourth-grade class, House State Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Loertscher told Betsy Russell of the Spokane Spokesman-Review.